Constantine (2005)
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Reviews Counted: 217
Fresh: 100 | Rotten: 117
Despite solid production values and an intriguing premise, Constantine lacks the focus of another spiritual shoot-em-up, The Matrix.
Average Rating: 4.7/10
Critic Reviews: 45
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 34
Despite solid production values and an intriguing premise, Constantine lacks the focus of another spiritual shoot-em-up, The Matrix.
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An ordinary man with an extraordinary gift must save the planet from evil in this action-packed fantasy. Unknown to most people, the world is crowded with spirits both good and evil who walk among us in human guise. One of the few who can see these spirits is John Constantine (Keanu Reeves), but the responsibility of his vision is more than he can stand, and he tries to kill himself. Saved from death, Constantine must now atone for his actions by acting as a guardian in the middle ground between
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Cast
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Keanu Reeves
John Constantine -
Rachel Weisz
Angela Dodson / Isabel ... -
Shia LaBeouf
Chas -
Djimon Hounsou
Midnite -
Max Baker
Beeman -
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Father Hennessy -
Gavin Rossdale
Balthazar -
Tilda Swinton
Gabriel -
Peter Stormare
Satan -
Larry Cedar
Vermin Man -
Edward J. Rosen
Liquor Store Clerk -
Ann Ryerson
Old Woman on Bus -
Suzanne Whang
Mother -
April Grace
Dr. Archer -
Sharon Omi
Female Tenant -
Jose Zuniga
Detective Weiss -
Francis Guinan
Father Garrett -
Alice Lo
Old Woman -
Nicolas Downs
Church Attendant -
Jeremy Ray Valdez
Liquor Store Clerk -
Johanna Trias
Possessed Girl -
Tanoai Reed
Midnite Bouncer -
John Gipson
Smoking Man -
Laz Alonso
Morgue Security Guard -
Barbara Pilavin
Old Woman on Bus (Demon... -
Jesse Ramirez
Scavenger -
Quinn Buniel
10 Year- Old Constantin... -
Stephanie Fabian
Molly's Server -
Connor Dylan Wryn
Teenage Constantine -
Jose Molina
Scavenger #2 -
C.W. Pyun
Korean Man -
Roberto Kawata
Police Officer
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All Critics (219) | Top Critics (45) | Fresh (105) | Rotten (120) | DVD (36)
Blazes few new trails and bogs down in a confusing narrative muddle.
I deeply loathe the Heaven-and-Hell genre to which this cinematic comic-book spectacular belongs.
Halfway through Constantine, a fully clad Keanu Reeves steps into a shallow pail of water, sits on a chair next to it and holds a cat in his lap.
Peaks early, then descends into portentous nonsense.
Entirely beyond redemption.
Top CriticReeves, meanwhile, has confidently entered his self-parodic period.
Visuals and attitude -- not for kids.
An enjoyable revelation.
A very satisfying film.
The prime conceit of the movie is its gallows humor that seeps out like clotting blood from a decomposing corpse.
...maybe I'm just the only person on the planet who thought it was a comedy and enjoyed its whimsy. (Blu-ray Edition)
Rachel Weisz gives it her best shot, but she can't save the messy script from its own feelings self-importance.
It's just sad that a movie ostensibly based on a frequently intelligent comic book should end up a no-brainer.
This film combines elements of comic book fantasy with horror to create an enjoyable brew - sort of a film noir version of The Exorcist, crossbred with the stylization of The Matrix.
While decidedly no one's idea of the John Constantine of the comics (who was originally modelled on Sting), Reeves acquits himself well enough.
A kind of gothic guerilla warfare, with moody demonologist John Constantine caught in between.
Audience Reviews for Constantine
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- Gabriel: Lucifer!
- Satan: This world is mine, in time. You, best of all of us, Gabriel! You'd understand. Perdition.
- Gabriel: Son of perdition. Little horn! Most unclean!
- Satan: I do miss the old names. Time to go home, son.
- Gabriel: I will smite thee, in His honor.
- Satan: Looks like somebody doesn't have your back any more.
- Gabriel: Father...
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- John Constantine: I guess there's a plan for all of u. I had to die twice just to figure that out. Like the books says, he works his works in mysterious ways. Some people like it, some people don't.
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- John Constantine: This is Constantine. John Constantine, asshole.
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- John Constantine: So when a half-breed breaks the rules, I deport their sorry ass straight back to hell. I don't get them all, but I've been hoping to get enough to ensure my... retirement.
- Angela Dodson / Isabel Dodson: I don't understand.
- John Constantine: I'm a suicide, Angela. When I die, the rules say I've got just one place to go.
- Angela Dodson / Isabel Dodson: You're trying to buy your way into heaven.
- John Constantine: What would -you- do if you were sentenced to a prison where half the inmates were put there by you?
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- John Constantine: Into the light, I command thee. Into the light, I command thee. Into the light, I command thee. Into the light, I command thee.
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- John Constantine: Close your eyes. And whatever happens, don't look.
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Well, I watched this piece of Hollywood blasphemy just before dropping Jodorowsky's Holy Mountain. Hmm..., maybe there is a God.